Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

megacolon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: mega-colon
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abnormal dilatation of the colon, not caused by mechanical obstruction.

Uncountable

noun

A colon thus enlarged.

Countable

Etymology

From mega- + colon.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mega

Usage

Inflected Forms

megacolons (plural)

Phrases

toxic megacolon

Questions

What does megacolon mean?: Abnormal dilatation of the colon, not caused by mechanical obstruction.
Where does megacolon come from?: From mega- + colon.

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